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Unseconded Áras Attracta debate amendment

Summary

Senator Moran protests that no one seconded her amendment seeking a Health Minister debate and independent inquiry into residential care standards, while the Chair rules her repeated objections out of order.

On a point of order, I want to express my disappointment that nobody would second the amendment to have people in for this debate.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator, resume your seat please.

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I find it abhorrent that nobody would second the amendment-----

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator, resume your seat.

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-----that would have allowed a debate on the cruelty and inhumanity that went on last night.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator, you are completely out of order.

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No. I find that abhorrent. We are all great at coming in here and making our points but when it comes to actually putting one's money where one's mouth is-----

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator, resume your seat.

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-----nobody would second the amendment. That debate should go ahead today if we are worth anything in this House.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator, resume your seat.

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It is going ahead.

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Not with the Minister for Health present.

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We could not second it. The Senator's own colleagues did not second it.

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You give out about everything but you would not even support a non-political amendment such as that. It is appalling.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

Senator Moran, will you resume your seat please?

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We had spoken already and the Senator's own colleagues were up next.

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Paddy Burke An Cathaoirleach Fine Gael

You are completely out of order.

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Her own colleagues did not second it. We could not. We had spoken already.

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